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Lisa Smart Excerpts
Tuesday 17th December 2024

(1 day, 12 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ed Miliband Portrait Ed Miliband
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This is actually to do with the disastrous economic legacy that was left by the Conservative party. The truth is that, even in tough times, the Labour Government are showing with their decisions on the MPS how we can make our society more just.

Lisa Smart Portrait Lisa Smart (Hazel Grove) (LD)
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One of the questions I was most frequently asked when I was the trustee of one of the larger local authority pension schemes was what more the fund could do to tackle climate change, particularly in relation to investing in fossil fuel companies. Will the Secretary of State update the House on the conversations that he has been having with the Pensions Minister to ensure that pension funds do their bit to help get us to net zero?